STUDIES
Want to stay up to date on the latest press releases and news about studies in the running, cycling and triathlon industries? Scroll below to view all endurance sport studies.
November 17, 2025
Protein Powder Is Under Fire. Experts & Brands React to What It All Means
The protein boom is as strong as ever, but recent news created some doubt as protein powder came under fire in the wake of an explosive Consumer Reports expose. The report, which included results from testing 23 different protein powders and shakes, offered a look into heavy metal contamination across these...
October 30, 2025
Stop Counting Steps—Track Minutes Walking Instead, New Study Says
Tired of your smartwatch reminding you that you haven’t hit 10,000 steps today? It’s time to dismiss the notification. Walking any distance is beneficial for health, even if you don’t reach this popular (but actually, pretty arbitrary) threshold. Outside
October 29, 2025
FindaRace.com shares strategies on reaching and retaining new runners to drive event growth
/ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ - Findarace.com, the race calendar and event marketing platform, has published new insights building on Running USA’s Global Runner Survey. Co-Founder David Wearn, comments, ‘We know how hard it is for Race Directors to know where to put their marketing spend for the best results. Running USA’s report...
October 29, 2025
Digging deep: Marathoners go over a kilometre underground to set world records
A field of 55 runners from 18 countries have just ventured where no marathoners have gone before – 1,120 metres below the Earth’s surface – to complete the World’s Deepest Marathon inside Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden. And they set two new Guinness World Records in the process in an event...
October 28, 2025
Running out of ‘cool days’ — how climate change is affecting marathons
Apart from causing wide-ranging adverse repercussions, climate change is also affecting sports by rapidly shrinking the window of "cool days" that allow marathon runners to achieve their best performances, posing an increasing challenge for athletes and organisers of the world's premier long-distance races. THEW NEWS
October 27, 2025
Men need twice as much exercise as women to lower heart disease risk, study finds
Men may need to exercise twice as much as women to achieve the same reduction in coronary heart disease risk, according to researchers, who say healthy living guidelines should take account of the sex differences. Scientists analysed physical activity records from more than 80,000 people and found that the risk...
October 23, 2025
Exercise fights depression caused by poor diet, even without dietary changes
Scientists at University College Cork have discovered that voluntary exercise creates powerful metabolic changes that offset the negative behavioral effects of consuming high-fat, high-sugar diets, offering hope for those struggling to improve both their eating habits and mental wellbeing. NATURAL NEWS
October 23, 2025
How Far Is Too Far for Ultra-Endurance Athletes? This Study of Metabolism Found Out
Ultra-endurance athletes can push their bodies to the limits, whether on a racecourse or bike path or in a swimming pool. But where does that limit end? To find out, a group of ultramarathoners, cyclists and triathletes joined anthropologists to test the limits of human energy expenditure, burning thousands of...
October 21, 2025
Recent Study Says Strength Training May Prevent Neural Decline, Supporting Longevity
Resistance training has long been known to preserve muscle and even help restore nerve function after injury, but whether it can speed up nerve conduction in healthy adults has never been tested—until now. Outside
October 21, 2025
RunSignup Launches 2025 Timer Industry Research Survey
Moorestown, NJ (October 21, 2025) /ENDURANCE SPORTSWIRE/ — RunSignup, the leading registration and technology provider for endurance events across the United States, has announced the launch of its 2025 Timer Industry Research Survey. Now in its 7th year, the annual survey continues to serve as the industry’s leading research effort...
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